Council actions
Philadelphia City Council actions
These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.
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Other actions actions from the November 16, 2000 meeting.
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The enacted privileged resolution honors cab driver Kehinde Akano and his wife, Ninilola, for helping police stop the getaway after a jewelry store robbery on October 16, 2000.
Honoring cab driver Kehinde Akano and his wife Ninilola for their part in foiling a getaway from a jewelry store robbery.
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The enacted privileged resolution honors cab driver Kehinde Akano and his wife, Ninilola, for helping police stop the getaway after a jewelry store robbery on October 16, 2000.
Honoring cab driver Kehinde Akano and his wife Ninilola for their part in foiling a getaway from a jewelry store robbery.
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The enacted resolution urges the Mayor to implement a binding arbitration award involving Local 22 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, which represents 2,380 Philadelphia firefighters and fire paramedics.
Urging the Mayor to honor the hard work and dedication of the members of Local 22 of the International Association of Fire Fighters by implementing their recent binding arbitration award.
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The enacted resolution urges the Mayor to implement a binding arbitration award involving Local 22 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, which represents 2,380 Philadelphia firefighters and fire paramedics.
Urging the Mayor to honor the hard work and dedication of the members of Local 22 of the International Association of Fire Fighters by implementing their recent binding arbitration award.
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This enacted ordinance approves the eighth amendment to the redevelopment proposal and urban renewal plan for Philadelphia’s Whitman Urban Renewal Area.
Amending an ordinance approved September 2, 1964, as amended, which approved the amended redevelopment proposal, the amended urban renewal plan, and amended relocation plan of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of Whitman Urban Renewal Area, by approving the eighth amendment of the redevelopment proposal and of the urban renewal plan which provide, inter alia, for certain changes, namely: acquisition of approximately eight additional properties for future redevelopment; certain land use changes from commercial to residential in the vicinity of Fifth street and Jackson street, from residential to commercial at 333 through 357 Cantrell street and from residential/semi-public to semi-public in the block bounded by Porter street, Galloway street, Shunk street and South Fourth street; updating the Property Rehabilitation Standards; and certain expressly designated and provided for imminence of condemnation; all as contained in the eighth amended re...
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The enacted ordinance approved second amendments to the redevelopment proposal, urban renewal plan, and relocation plan for the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area.
Amending an Ordinance approved June 13, 1997, as amended, which approved the redevelopment proposal, the urban renewal plan and the relocation plan of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of the New Kensington - Fishtown Urban Renewal Area, by approving the second amendment of the redevelopment proposal, the second amendment to the urban renewal plan and the second amendment of the relocation plan which provide, inter alia, for certain additional land acquisition of approximately sixty-four ( 64 ) properties, and provision of certain relocation services, as required by law.
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This enacted ordinance approves the tenth amendment to the Redevelopment Authority’s redevelopment proposal and urban renewal plan for the Grays Ferry Urban Renewal Area.
Amending an Ordinance approved December 15, 1969, as amended, which approved the redevelopment proposal, the urban renewal plan and the relocation plan of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of Grays Ferry Urban Renewal Area, by approving the tenth amendment of the redevelopment proposal and the urban renewal plan, which provide, inter alia, for certain changes, namely: the acquisition of approximately three (3) additional properties as well as the former railroad rights-of-way on the south side of Grays Ferry avenue between Thirty-fourth street and Thirty-sixth street; all as contained in the tenth amendment of the redevelopment proposal and the tenth amendment to the urban renewal plan.
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The enacted ordinance creates the Philadelphia Community Reinvestment Commission, a 15-member unpaid body that will plan and carry out community reinvestment strategies.
Amending Chapter 21-800 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Advancement of Economic Opportunities" by adding Section 21-802 on The Philadelphia Community Reinvestment Commission.
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The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning maps for land bounded by Lancaster Avenue, Fifty-sixth Street, Haddington Street, and Fifty-seventh Street, changing the area from its existing zoning designations to those shown on the ordinance’s maps.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Lancaster avenue, Fifty-sixth street, Haddington street and Fifty-seventh street.
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The enacted ordinance adds a definition of dog fighting to the Philadelphia Code and prohibits people from intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently allowing a dog to engage in it on public or private property.
Amending Chapters 10-100 and 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code relating to Animals, Individual Conduct and the use of public and private property by adding to Sections 10-101, 105, 603 and 10-606 the prohibition of Dog Fighting.
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This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s pension rules for police officers receiving service-connected disability benefits.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City of Philadelphia Public Employees Retirement Code," to provide that police officers injured as a result of performing heroic action in the line of duty are exempted from the earned income offset applied to members receiving service-connected disability benefits, and amending the amount of offset with respect to other police officers, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have expanded Philadelphia’s smoking restrictions in public places and workplaces, including restaurants, stores, theaters, public transit areas, sports venues, and common areas of certain residential and lodging buildings.
Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Places -- Prohibited Conduct," by prohibiting smoking in certain public places and in the workplace, with certain exceptions, and by repealing current provisions set forth in Section 10-602 regulating smoking; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted measure expands Philadelphia’s animal-nuisance rules to cover animal waste on private property, including the animal owner’s property, and requires removal within 12 hours.
Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," by amending Section 10-105, entitled "Animals Committing Nuisances," by expanding the section to include nuisances committed upon the private property of the owner and animal noises which cause unreasonable annoyance, disturbance or discomfort to a person or persons, all under certain terms and conditions.
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